Harness bit



Dec. 24- 1,521,468

P. NORDLUND HARNESS BIT Filed June 2. 1924 if 2M Jar- INVENTOR ATTORNEYWITNESS:

" culated to enable a novel bit as Patented 351 lfiiiis UiT STATESPATENT HARNESS BIT.

Application tiled, June 2,

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that T, PATRICK NORDLUND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dodson, in the county of Phillips and State of Montana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Harness Bits, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention pertains to bits for use in harness for horses andmules.

The object of my said invention is the provision of a bit that can bereadily adjusted for different horses and mules to adapt it to differentconditions, and one that is humane and at the same time is caldriverwith the expenditure of but little effort to control the most fractiousanimal.

Other objects and practical advantages of the invention will be fullyunderstood from the following description and claims when the same areread in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective showin formingpart of a harness b and as properly applied to a horse.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the bit per se.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the bit taken in a plane at right anglesto Figure 2.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings.

The bridle illustrated includes among other elements cheek straps saidcheek straps 1 are appropriately connected bails 2 at the upper ends ofthe side members 3 of my novel bit. It will also be noticed bycomparison of Figures 1 and 3 that the said side members 3 of the bitare provided in their rear portions and adjacent to their lower endswith elongated apertures 4 for the appropriate connection of lines orreins 5.

The side members 3 of the novel bit may be and preferably are formed ofappropriate metal, and each is provided in its upper portion with atransverse aperture 6, and each is also provided below the aperture 6with a longitudinal slot 7 which merges at its upper end into anenlargement 8 preferably of the configuration shown in Figure 3. I wouldalso have it understood that in each side member 3 and spaced apart aremy ridle 1, and to the- 1924, Serial N0. 717,370.

apertures 9 that intersect the slot 7 adapted to receive one or morescrews such as 10 the screw or screws 10 being detachably secured in theside member by the threading of the ends of their shanks in threadedsockets 11 coincident with the apertures 9.

In addition to the side members'3 the bit comprises an upper rollerelement 12 on a rod 12 the ends of which are reduced and appropriatelysecured in the said apertures ii 6 of the side members 3.

Below the roller member 12 and carried by the side members 3 are upperand lower plate members 13 and 14, all of said mem bers 12, 13 and 14being preferably formed of appropriate metal, and as illustrated theplate 14 may when desired be confined by the screws 10 in the lowermostportions of the slots 7 of the side members 3; and it will also benoticed that headed at 15 and is provided at its opposite end with adetachably secured enlargement 16. From this it follows that while thereis no liability of the plate member 14 being casually displaced, yetwhen it is desired to remove the said member 14 the same can beexpeditiously and easily accomplished after the screw 17 complementaryto the enlargement 16 is withdrawn, and said onlargement 16 is displacedfrom the member 14.

The plate member 13 is headed at 18, and is provided at its opposite endwith an enlargement 19 detachably secured in position by a screw 20 orother appropriate means. Jonsequently when desired said plate member 13may also be removed from the side members 3. By particular reference toFigure 2 it will be noted that the plate member 13 is provided at 21with reduced portions which rest and are adapted to rock in theenlargements 8 at the upper ends of the slots 7 but are confined in thesaid enlargements 8.

The member 13 is adapted to play in the enlargements 8.

, The plate member 14 when desired can be arranged loosely in the slots7 so as to be adapted to play, it being understood in this connectionthat the plate 14 will always be in the lowermost position by reason ofgravity. My invention does not contemplate using the members 13 and 14at one and are the plate 14 is tit) ' best to use the member 14 forfractious horses, and that after said member 14' has been used aconsiderable time say six months the member l rniay bereuroved and themember 13 used in its place.

My novel bit manifestly may be made in di-irereint izes.

The roller member 12 is prererably u'sed at all tin-resaud irrespectiveoff whether the en-thee 13 or the member 1 4 is emplbyed in thebi-t'belo'w the rollermember' 12.

' In the use of the bit with the nremb'er 14 relatively arranged as "illust r'atedi it will be manifest that rearward pull on the reins 5 willbe attended by movement offthe bit calculated'to open the mouth ofa-horseor mule so that theanimai can be eontrolled with but littleeffort on the part of a rider or driver. 7 Having described myinvention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Pat- V ent, is

A bit for the purpose described compris- I ing side members havingapertures adjacent to their upper ends and rem receiving apertures inthe rear portions of their lower ends, an upper plate member received inthe apertures in the upper ends of the side members, said side'- membershaving longitud'iu al slots merged at their upper ends into erflaremeets adapted to receive and sup ort a l'o-wer plate" member;- theWalls of said si'ots beingiprovided with intersectingapertures,-an-c1pins adapted to" be received in said last mentioned aperturesforsecuring aloxver plate member adapted-to be'dis-' posed in the longitudin al l'y extending slots] In testimony whereof I affixmysiglraiture.

PATRICK NORDLUND;

